Introduction to the website.
Create custom maps and find data!
Sample maps with explanations.
General Population Statistics
Data by Topic
Other Geographic Data
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Training Sessions |
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Hands-on Trainings
Mariana Arcaya assisting a user during a training session. |
MetroBoston DataCommon user trainings are held every month at offices of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council in downtown Boston.
Attendees include town planners, government employees, staff from non-profit organizations and private research organizations, and others.
Participants receive an orientation to the various components of the website, and complete a hands-on tutorial of the DataMap Tool to create their own customized maps.
The two hour session will include:
- quickly access statistics about your city or town;
- conduct analysis with social and economic data;
- customize your own maps;
- print-out maps or email maps.
Join the upcoming trainings on:
- Thursday, August 12th, 2010, 1 - 3pm
RSVP for your spot today (please specify which training you are interested in), email Victoria Wolff, vwolff@mapc.org or call (617) 451-2770 x2051.
Trainings are held at MAPC, 60 Temple Place, Boston, MA 02111
Complete a training session? Click here to complete a training evaluation.
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Sample Analyses |
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Chinatown Housing and Business Patterns
In response to the recent housing and economic crises, your agency is considering launching a business support program to bolster
the local economy in Boston's Chinatown. You have been asked to pull some data on local housing and economic
indicators, as well as recommend what types of businesses the program should target for outreach.
Click here to download step-by-step instructions to conduct this analysis. (PDF)
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Mortgage Lending Patterns in the Metro Boston Area
In this demonstration analysis, a housing advocate uses Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data to identify metropolitan Boston neighborhoods with a high proportion of subprime loans. After viewing the available data, they complete an analysis to locate neighborhoods with both a high proportion of loans to women and also a high number of subprime loans.
Click here to download step-by-step instructions to conduct this analysis. (PDF)
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Urban Outreach Project
There is an inner city urban outreach program that does work with specifically young children. They are looking for areas in the city with a high population of families with children under the age of six. The urban outreach program is seeking to coordinate their efforts with arts and cultural programs in these areas. They are hoping to find programs that specifically cater to children's activites.
Click here to download step-by-step instructionsto conduct this analysis. (PDF)
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Family Relocating to Metropolitan Boston
A family with a seven year old special needs child is moving to the greater Boston area.
The wife will be working in Waltham, her husband in downtown Boston. Their primary concern is their child's education. They would like to find a town near Waltham, a small town west of the city, which provides good educational
opportunities and has affordable homes.
Click here to download step-by-step instructions to conduct this analysis. (PDF)
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Senior Citizens Advocacy Group
A regional senior citizens advocacy group is interested in improving access to emergency medical treatment for persons over age 65 within the Boston metropolitan area. As the baby boom generation ages the need for emergency medical care will continue to grow. The group will use the DataCommon tools to determine potential locations for emergency medical facilities.
Click here to download step-by-step instructions to conduct this analysis. (PDF)
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